Tinka: Another thing you can buy on the second market, which a lot of people don’t realize, is jewelry. You can buy some of the most fabulous costume jewelry you’ve ever seen! For $2.50, you can buy a very high quality vintage pin, and if you get a book* and really know your jewelry, you [...]
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Vintage Jewelry
June 17th, 2009
Early 20th century pump organ
April 6th, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, I went yard sale-ing with Tinka and Boosha in Titusville. They go to yard sales and thrift stores every Saturday, buying for all their friends and family, and sometimes selling what they find on eBay. (They have great advice on that score, by [...]
I’ve added several books about vintage clothing and shopping for vintage clothing:
Secondhand Chic: Finding Fabulous Fashion at Consignment, Vintage, and Thrift Shops, By Christa Weil
The Official Price Guide to Vintage Fashion and Fabrics (Official Price Guide Series), By Pamela Smith
Valuable Vintage: The Insider’s Guide to Identifying and Collecting Important Vintage Fashions, By Elizabeth Mason
Vintage Clothing [...]